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WorksheetsTest #2 Review: Colonial America
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Virginia House of Burgesses:
a)
Provided an example of representative government.
b)
Established the first army in the New World.
c)
Regulated what the people were allowed to eat.
d)
Determined who could leave the colony.
2.
Where did a majority of the slaves live and work?
a)
plantations
b)
factories
c)
schools
d)
they didn't work
3.
A crop that is sold for a profit is a
a)
cash crop
b)
subsistence crop
c)
corn field
d)
benefit crop
4.
What was the main reason Plymouth was started?
a)
For Money/Wealth
b)
For Religious Beliefs
c)
For Growing Crops
d)
For Exploring new wildlife
5.
After 9 weeks at sea, the Mayflower landed on land that is now what US state?
a)
Virginia
b)
Massachusetts
c)
New York
d)
New England
6.
How did the English Colonies get rich?
a)
Fur Trade
b)
Gold
c)
Agriculture, mercantilism, and raw goods
7.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
a)
The global exchange of plants, food, diseases, and people over continents
b)
A method of currency created by Christopher Columbus
c)
The exchange of slave labor from Africa to the Americas
d)
The movement of people from the Americas to Europe
8.
The portion of triangular trade that brought slaves across the atlantic was called
a)
trail of tears
b)
The death trail
c)
The final passage
d)
the Middle passage
9.
True or False: Nations established colonies to use those colonies as an economic resource.
a)
true
b)
false
10.
Which of the following is not a reason that a nation would start a colony?
a)
economic opportunity (mercantilism)
b)
source of raw materials and markets
c)
freedom of religion
11.
Which of the following is a reason that an individual or groups would colonize?
a)
freedom from persecution
b)
freedom to practice religion of their choice
c)
economic opportunities
d)
All of the above
12.
The following characteristic is most often assicaisted with which colonial region?
• northeast Atlantic coast
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
13.
The following characteristic is most often assicaisted with which colonial region?
• Pilgrims and Puritans
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
14.
The following characteristic is most often assicaisted with which colonial region?
• established for religious freedom
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
15.
The following characteristic is most often assicaisted with which colonial region?
• cold climate, harsh winters, dense forests, and harbors
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
16.
The following characteristic is most often assicaisted with which colonial region?
• mid-Atlantic Atlantic coast
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
17.
The following characteristic is most often assicaisted with which colonial region?
• diversity (Catholics, Jews, Baptists, Quakers, etc.)
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
18.
The following characteristic is most often assicaisted with which colonial region?
• religious freedom and economic opportunity
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
19.
The following characteristic is most often assicaisted with which colonial region?
• moderate climate, cold winters and warm summers, rolling hills, and farmable land
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
20.
The following characteristic is most often assicaisted with which colonial region?
• upper and lower South Atlantic coast
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
21.
The following characteristic is most often assicaisted with which colonial region?
• next to Spanish Florida
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
22.
The following characteristic is most often assicaisted with which colonial region?
• debtors and Christians
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
23.
The following characteristic is most often assicaisted with which colonial region?
•many slaves
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
24.
The following characteristic is most often assicaisted with which colonial region?
• established for economic opportunity
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
25.
The following characteristic is most often assicaisted with which colonial region?
• warm climate, long summers, short winters, rain; wide, slow-moving rivers; and flat, fertile land
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
26.
Known as the "Bread Basket"
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
27.
The plantation system and cash crops led to the growth of
a)
slavery
b)
mercantilism
c)
ship building
28.
Colonists set up government AND were loyal to
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Africa
29.
Distance and Salutary Neglect led to
a)
Self-government
b)
conflict with England
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Both Self-government and conflict with the Mother country
30.
Thomas Hooker started which colony
a)
Connecticut
b)
Maryland
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Massachusetts
31.
Separation of Church and State began in which colony?
a)
Connecticut
b)
Maryland
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Massachusetts
32.
Pennsylvania was started as a safe haven for the
a)
Quakers
b)
Catholics
c)
Anglicans
33.
Maryland was started as a safe pace for persecuted
a)
Quakers
b)
Catholics
c)
Anglicans
34.
The Toleration Act of 1649 granted freedom of religion to all
a)
Catholics
b)
Christians
c)
Anglicans
35.
The first representative government in American was the
a)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
House of Burgesses
36.
The __________ limited the power of the king and stated that not even the king was above the law.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
English Bill of Rights
37.
Mercantilism was the policy of using colonies to bring wealth to England by having the colonies sell __________.
a)
crops to the “Mother Country” and buy back finished goods.
b)
finished goods to other countries.
38.
In the 1650’s, the American colonies were forced to trade with __________ by the Navigation Acts.
a)
England
b)
France
39.
The First Great Awakening helped pave the way for the __________ and encouraged the ideas of liberty and equality.
a)
American Revolution
b)
Civil War
40.
Which colonies have large plantations?
a)
Middle
b)
Southern
c)
New England
d)
Northeast
41.
Which colony cut down trees and made lumber to be used in shipbuilding?
a)
Middle
b)
New England
c)
Western
d)
Southern
42.
The Catholics best match Maryland.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Puritans were significant to the Middle colonies.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
The King's Nobel's (supporters) founded which colony(s)?
a)
The Carolinas
b)
The Dakotas
c)
New Jersey and
New York
New York
d)
New Mexico and
New Hampshire
New Hampshire
45.
Quakers are a key religious group in the Middle colonies
a)
True
b)
False
46.
Who founded Connecticut?
a)
William Bradford
b)
Thomas Hooker
c)
James Ogelthorpe
d)
John Winthrop
47.
James Ogelthorpe founded which colony?
a)
Georgia
b)
Virginia
c)
South Carolina
d)
North Carolina
48.
Which colony was founded by Sir George Carteret and Lord Berkeley?
a)
New York
b)
New Jersey
c)
Delaware
d)
Pennsylvania
49.
In what year was the Jamestown Colony founded?
a)
1492
b)
1776
c)
1607
d)
1619
50.
The Virginia Company of London wanted to _______________ by starting a colony in the New World.
a)
make King James I angry
b)
make a profit
c)
become famous
d)
make people starve
51.
During the early years of the colony the settlers often experienced famine. This means they did not have enough _______________________ .
a)
shelter
b)
food
c)
clothing
d)
space
52.
During the early years of the colony many settlers died from
______________________________ .
______________________________ .
a)
famine and disease
b)
chicken pox and measles
c)
old age and cancer
d)
dragon pox and spattergroit
53.
An ____________________ is someone who agrees to work for a certain number of years in order to repay a debt.
a)
slave
b)
indentured servant
c)
burgess
d)
governor
54.
What are the "breadbasket colonies"?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
d)
Eastern
55.
William Penn founded which colony?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
New York
d)
Nebraska
56.
Roger Williams founded which colony?
a)
Massacchusetts
b)
Connecticutt
c)
Rhode Island
d)
New Hampshire
57.
Both Pilgrims & Puritans left England because they wanted.......
a)
Religious Freedom
b)
Mayflowers
c)
Harvests
d)
Indentured Servants
58.
Which colony was founded first in New England?
a)
Rhode Island
b)
Connecticut
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New Hampshire
59.
Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?
a)
to show that they opposed representative government.
b)
to establish an orderly community
c)
to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
d)
to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony
60.
a)
election of British colonists to Parliment
b)
creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians
c)
growth of representative government in the colonies
d)
expansion of British trade in the Americas
61.
Which of the following was the first example of an assembly of legislators?
a)
Fundamental Order of Connecticut
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Virginia House of Burgesses
62.
Great Britain followed an unofficial policy of "salutary neglect" when dealing with American colonies, because the distance from Great Britain to the colonies was extreme. This meant Parliament didn't get involved with colonial problems.
How did "salutary neglect" affect the growth of representative government?
a)
Colonists asked for representation in Parliament
b)
Colonists established self-government and set up local assemblies.
c)
Great Britain created stricter laws in the colonies
d)
Great Britain encouraged colonists to seek religious freedom.
63.
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut influenced the U.S. Constitution because --
a)
it was the first written constitution in the American colonies
b)
it was the colonies' first attempt to seek independence
c)
only document that granted voting rights to men and women
d)
first document to try and end slavery
64.
The Mayflower Compact was important in the development of representative government because the document --
a)
increased the freedoms of the first colonists
b)
extended freedom to members of all religions
c)
granted voting rights to women
d)
established self-government in the British colonies
65.
-Colonists in Virginia created a legislative body called the House of Burgesses.
-Colonists in New England held town meetings to make local decisions.
The list above represents attempts to --
a)
preserve religious freedom
b)
express hatred of British laws and tariffs
c)
develop a stronger relationship with Britain
d)
establish representative government in the colonies
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